The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-14
Hints for the HOuseh old.

Tomatoes should never be cooked in an iron
stew-pan, or even in TIM porcelain-lined pan,
or one made of agate, Is much more preferable.
Iron invariably makes the tomatoes acid, and
no amount of baking soda can remove the acid
ity
Ink stains in cotton or linen can often be re-
moved by washing in salt and water; while wet
they can be taken out with vinegar or milk
without injury to color or fabric; out either of
these methods must be employed before the
fabric is washed with soap. or even wet with
water.
Soft water and persistent effort will free and
keep the head free from dandruff. Wash the
scalp and rub it thoroughly with the fingers
twice week Then brush the hair we'll with a
briste brush. When the dandruf is once re-
moved the application once week regularly
will keep it away. 1t is of use to wash it one
week and neglect it the next.
good cough syrup is made Of one pound Of
figs, one pound of ralsns, three lemons. one-half
pound of rock candy, one-half pound of loaf su-
gar and one quart of cider brandy. Split tho
fruit and slice the lemons and put them in a
Mason jar, in layers divide sugar and rock can
dy evenly between the layers. and pour over the
whole the cider brandy. Allow it to stand three
days before using. Take wine-glass full three
times q day.
handsome and easily made lambreauin for a
corner bracket is made of a strip of black satin
about ten inches deep. On this embroider or
paint vine with green leaves and red berries
| Line the satin with some stiff material, and
| ornament the lower edge with crescents at
| tached to it by small cords of black silk. The
upper end may be fastened to the shelf by tiny
silver headed nails. or it may be tackled on the
wrong side and turned over so that no heading
| is necessary.
To keep ice in the sick-room, cut a piece of
| flannel about nine inches square. and secure it
| by ligature about the mouth of an ordinary
tumbler to leave the cup-shape depression
| of flannel within the lumber to about half lite
| depth. In the flannel cup so formed pieces of
| ice may be preserved many hours all the longer
! if piece of flannel from four to five inches
1 square be used cover to the ice-cup. Cheap
| flannel with comparatively open meshes is pref
| cradle, as the water drains easily through it
and the ice is kept quite dry.
/ Lovers cs chocolate in any and every form
| can make this addition to a common custard pie
| Beat an egg to stiff froth, then add pulverized
| sugar and grated chocolate. with half teaspoon
| full of vanilla: spread this top of the pie and
| let it harden for moment in the oven. Or you
| may prepare it in still another way: Put the
chocolate in basin on the back of the stove and
| let il melt do not put a drop of water with it'll
| when melted beat the one egg and some sugar
in with it. In the latter 1t will be regular
chocolate brown in color, and in the other 4 sort
| OF gravy.
useful and pretty adjunct to the toiet-tabls
| is a Irvine holder. This is round bag crochetet
| OF purse silk in two colors, in which is placed
| ball of fancy twine the end of which is drawn
| through a small circular opening in tie bottom
OF the bag. The ton Of tile bag drawn to
gether by satin ribbons, corresponding to thu
color of the elk. forming loops of quarter of
yard ia length. by which the bag is suspended